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March/April Shows

The long winter is nearly over, and we’re ready for the season with a full set of new songs.

Mar 10 – Mysterytrain @ Blair County Respiratory Society Annual NAC Fundraiser (Bellwood, PA)

Mar 17 – Mysterytrain @ Shamrock Shakedown (Altoona, PA)

Mar 30 – Mysterytrain @ Pelligrine’s (Altoona, PA)

Apr 13 & 14 – Mysterytrain @ Willie’s Midnight Crazy Train (Kempton, PA)

Apr 22 – Mysterytrain @ Penn State Altoona Earth Day (Altoona, PA)

Apr 27 – Mysterytrain @ Pelligrine’s (Altoona, PA)

Apr 28 – Mysterytrain @ Kimball’s (Williamsport, PA)

I’m looking forward to the first campout of the year in April, and it’ll be nice to finally get to play in Willilamsport, too!

April Shows

We’re back on track this month, with another jaunt to Jersey and a bunch of shows around the region.

Apr 2 – Mysterytrain @ The Pub II (Danville, PA)

Apr 7 – Mysterytrain @ The Saint (Ashbury Park, NJ)

Apr 8 – Mysterytrain @ The Fountainhouse (Newton, NJ)

Apr 10 – Mysterytrain @ The Stanhope House (Stanhope, NJ)

Apr 15 – Mysterytrain @ 30 Something (Altoona, PA)

Apr 16 – Mysterytrain @ Jordan’s Bar (Ridgway, PA)

Apr 22 – Mysterytrain @ Penn State Eco-Action Earth Day (State College, PA)

Apr 29 – Mysterytrain @ Party on the Stone 4 (Rochester Mills, PA)

Party on the Stone should be a good time, too. Festival season is just around the corner!

PhD Defense!

It is a pleasure to announce that I will be completing my Ph.D. degree this Fall, culminating with a public oral presentation of my research (friends welcome!):

A Dynamical Hierarchy for the General Circulation

We use a three-dimensional computer climate model to find that large-scale weather systems are responsible for key features of atmospheric structure and circulation.

Jacob Haqq-Misra
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
The Pennsylvania State University
October 11, 2010

Thanks to all of you who helped me make it this far. Graduate school has been an amazing journey for me, and I am grateful for the love and support of all my family and friends.

I’ve got a busy weekend ahead of me, starting tomorrow with Gina’s benefit for the AIDS project at Webster’s bookstore. I’ll be backing the music on congas and also reading a passage from Planetary Messenger at the event, which also features slam poetry by Lance and acoustic guitar by Ryan.

Apr 7 – Gina Riggio @ Webster’s (State College, PA)

Apr 9 – Dirty Superb @ Penn State Art Crawl (State College, PA)

Apr 9 – Mysterytrain @ 30 Something (Altoona, PA)

Apr 10 – Mysterytrain @ Castle Pub (Ebensburg, PA)

Apr 16 – Dirty Superb @ Red Horse Tavern (Pleasant Gap, PA)

Apr 17 – Mysterytrain @ Earth Day (Altoona, PA)

Apr 20 – Mysterytrain @ Private Party (Tipton, PA)

Mysterytrain’s Earth Day event on the 17th is a free family event with kids activities, speakers, and music. We’ll be at the Sinking Valley fairgrounds and will hold the event rain or shine!

February Upcoming Shows

Lots going on this month, including a jaunt back to West Virginia this weekend. Mysterytrain will also be bringing a week-long chainsaw carving festival to a close on the 20th at Jordan’s in Ridgeway.

Feb 6 – Mysterytrain @ Mountain State Brewing Co. (Thomas, WV)

Feb 7 – Dirty Superb @ Caravan Coffee House (Pine Grove Mills, PA)

Feb 10 – Dirty Superb @ The Brewery (State College, PA)

Feb 13 – Mysterytrain @ 30 Something (Altoona, PA)

Feb 19 – Dirty Superb @ The HUB (State College, PA)

Feb 20 – Mysterytrain @ Jordan’s Bar & Grill (Ridgeway, PA)

Feb 27 – Mysterytrain @ PPG Pavilion (Tipton, PA)

Also don’t miss Dirty Superb at the Penn State HUB noontime concert series on the 19th. We’re in and out of Jamaica Junction, too, so keep an eye out for us!

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